Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Some nice things that have happened recently I like having this blog as a record of my life -- and while I might remember some of the things that have happened lately, some of them are in danger of slipping away. Plus, my iPod is on the fritz, and though I keep telling myself that it's a bougeouis appliance that I really don't need for my daily life, I'm still a little bit bummed about it. Hence: I spent a few days with my grandma last week -- the longest stretch of time I've spent alone with her for a few years, at least. And while the circumstances could have been better (she was recovering from an operation, I was squirting saline solution on her awesome incision and making her Rice-a-Roni) it was really nice, to see her that much. We watched some Lifetime, some Law & Order, played some cribbage. But mostly, we just talked. Just read The Godfather, which is just bizarre. Cut from the movie: an entire subplot about how Connie Corleone's maid of honor's vagina is too big. Seriously. My friend Emily is taking French classes this summer, and for some reason, this makes me want to take burlesque classes. Okay, I'm also looking into sketch comedy classes. On Friday, I'm supposed to be hearing about the first round of two different fellowships I applied for. So I'll go into the July 4th weekend either optimistic about my future or incredibly depressed about it -- both of which are excellent reasons to dye my hair red and drink a lot. Two weekends ago, my family came to see the play, and afterwards we went to a diner. I drove my cousin, and in the ten minutes of time it took us to get there, we'd both shouted considerably about Boys and how they are Dumb. Lots of "I KNOW!" It was good to shout. Three hours until War of the Worlds is being watched by me. Status: cautiously optimistic. Looking forward to playing Spot the Bizarre Scientology Reference. House reruns and new 4400: damn good TV. From my visit with Grandma: "You know, your grandfather predicted those TVs you hang on the wall? He came home from work one day with a tiny little chip, said that all the tubes and things in our TV could be put right on it. That was right before he died. He would have loved to see it come true." | permalink Tuesday, June 28, 2005 Back on da hoarse That's what an old screenwriting prof of mine used to say about writing. "Are ya on da hoarse? You gotta be on da hoarse. 'Cause sometimes, you wanna take the hoarse to Pasadena, but it gets tired around Downtown, or sometimes you ride da hoarse and you end up in Santa Monica and you got no clue how to get to Pasadena now." My roommate asked me how to get to Pasadena. "Don't," I said. Pasadena isn't necessarily evil. Just impossible to reach. Today, it feels like all my goals are in Pasadena right now. Applying to jobs, working on screenplays, trying to figure out what's next. But I am on da hoarse. In my way. Baby steps. So there's that. | permalink Saturday, June 25, 2005 Thinking out loud Good idea: Getting an interview with Steve Guttenberg for SMRT-TV? Bad idea: "Win a date with SMRT-TV Editor Liz Miller"? Discuss. | permalink Thursday, June 23, 2005 So, still catching up after a weekend out of town. But dear reader, you should go poke around the V for Vendetta website a little. There's not a lot there. But it's fun to play with masks. | permalink Saturday, June 18, 2005 Wow. I hate feeling ashamed of my gender. | permalink Wednesday, June 15, 2005 I know. I KNOW. Long time, no post. But keeping on the theme of the week, here's some interesting news for you. They may move up the release date of the Badly Named Space Western. And Batman Begins is a thing of beauty. I mean, a slightly flawed thing of beauty. But what relationship doesn't have its problems? | permalink Monday, June 13, 2005 SMRT-TV: Vol 1, Issue 6, bay-bee! | permalink Sunday, June 12, 2005 Watching The Inside. Peter Coyote is wearing blue rubber gloves. Oh, Tim. | permalink Monday, June 06, 2005 Crap, I totally meant to update today. After all, interesting things have been happening. For example, I got sold to a Ferengi. (For a pretty good price, even!) And the Tonys! My most favorite of all awards shows! And I get to maybe interview Rob Thomas for SMRT-TV! And... This'll all have to wait until tomorrow. I gotta go yoga. | permalink Friday, June 03, 2005 So I came back after all. Now, I will proceed to catch up with a week's worth of work and email. Tired. | permalink blog • archives • photos • about • contact This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. All content © 2004.